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Les Tuileries: The Phantom Palace of Paris – The Daily Beast

Posted by on March 13, 2016


The Parisian residence of kings and emperors disappeared almost 150 years ago, but its shadow, and its ghosts, remain.

PARIS — There is an enormous void in the heart of Paris.

The millions of visitors who walk over, around, and through the empty space every year take little notice, and most are only dimly aware they tread where a grand palace, home to kings and emperors, once stood. It is just not there, after all.

But when the great Chinese-America… (View original article)

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